First wedding anniversary gifts

It’s our wedding anniversary!! So what do people buy for first wedding anniversary gifts?

It’s hard to believe that an entire year has gone by since Joe and I got married. We had an awesome day. Very relaxed, just a few friends and family at our gorgeous, local registry office followed by a bbq garden party in a country pub. We were blessed with perfect weather and everyone had a wonderful time.

Fast forward a year (minus two days) and I’m having to explain to Joe that the first wedding anniversary is represented with paper. “Paper?” Indeed. Each year is titled with a material representation and the first is paper! So what can you buy your other half as a fantastic gift that is made of paper? Or do you buck the trend and just buy the diamonds anyway…*hint hint*

I’ve asked a bunch of people for ideas of what they bought their partners as a first wedding anniversary. Here are a few of the answers:

Concert tickets to their favourite artist or to a sporting event.

A framed print of the lyrics to your first dance (how cute!)

Any good at origami? One suggestion was origami hearts that she made out of a dollar bill from their honeymoon.

My favourite…and no doubt representing the level of effort I know Joe will have gone to for my gift. From the clearly very lovely Ross…“I bought my wife paper versions of the flowers that we had on our wedding in a paper made vase from a book (on Etsy) Then a handwritten letter on paper (obvs) and all wrapped in…well, paper. Put it all in a paper bag and there we go.” He’s already planning ahead for his next wedding anniversary which is cotton.

More likely to be Joe’s level of effort…one husband bought his wife a toilet roll.

Another amazing suggestion came from a lady who’s husband bought her a paper rose made from a page of her favourite book. It also contained the co-ordinates of their wedding venue. So romantic!

How about a scrap book? All filled with stuff from the first year of marriage…baby scan photos, tickets and photos, etc. I love that idea. Or just a personalised book with notes, thoughts, pictures and fun things that remind you of your first year of marriage.

Framed paper hearts and song lyrics was suggested several times. Always a very personal and romantic option.

From Modern Map Art, this is a poster print of the star alignment from the night of our wedding! By filling in their simple online form, I was able to choose colours, fonts, location, layout, etc. I framed it myself but the poster arrived in a solid, cylindrical tube so there was no worry of it bending or creasing. I really love it. The paper card that it’s printed on is nice and robust and the printing very clear and solid.

Their method is pretty cool. By using astronomical software they can generate true to life night skies from particular times and places. It basically looks exactly as it would have done on the night of and location of, our wedding.

It’s made of paper so the perfect first wedding anniversary gift! It would also be a fantastic gift to celebrate an engagement, birth of a child, or any other memorable time really.

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Paul22/06/2018

An anniversary sundial is a good idea, it is a clock that uses the movement of the sun to tell time. There is one that you can find online, made of beveled glass, that sits indoors on the window sill and makes rainbows in the room when the sun shines. It is handmade and can be personalized with a date line for the special day that the sun shadow will follow every year on that date, and you can even get a special mark on that line that the sun shadow will touch at the exact moment of the ceremony every year. I don’t remember exactly what it is called but you can find it online with a search for rainbow sundial or anniversary sundial. They have gift certificates that you can buy and get the same day via email that will allow you (or the wedding couple) to pick which window in the home to have it custom made for, and we give them for wedding gifts especially when we have to travel to the wedding. Have a look, it is a really good idea for a special anniversary or wedding gift, especially at the last minute.